The lesbianism

Origin of the Spanish words related to the lesbianism

Origin of the word "Safismo" (Sapphism)

Sappho was a Greek born poetess in
the island of Lesbos in 628 B.C. Sappho had a boarding school for youngsters of
noble families and a school of dance, music and poetry in an island of the
Aegean Sea called Mitilene. In that boarding school relations would start
arising between Sappho and the young girls who were inhabiting it. Sappho emigrated
to Sicily, wherefrom she returned in 580 B.C. thanks to the pardon that there
granted her the leader of the city of Lesbos.

Origin of the word "Lesbiana" (Lesbian)

The boarding school of the poetess

Sappho(630-560 to. C) was in the island of Lesbos.
Many centuries later, concretely at the end of the XVIth century, a French
writer so-called Pierre de Bourdeille (more acquaintance as Master of
Brântome) compiled affectionate poems between women in a titled book
"The lesbians", in reference to the island where Sappho lived. The word became
popular and those women who were feeling attracted sexually for other women were
called lesbians.

Origin of the word "Boyera" (Cattle shed) or "Bollera" (Dyke)

The word boyera (cattle shed in Spanish) probably comes
from ancient priestesses who were directing cars of oxen (hence the
denomination of cattle sheds). These priestesses were celebrating ceremonies
(4000 years ago) in that only women were taking part for a religious rite
feminist according to whom only the women were representing the Earth, the only
and most ancient goddess that the humanity adored before the masculine principle
was overthrowing her. These feminine worships were the residues of a matriarchal
period in which the whole religion was in hands of the women. The rites had
astronomical character. In fact there exists the Drover's constellation
(formerly so-called Cattle shed in Spanish) represented by a priestess leading a car of
oxen.

Origin of the word "Tortillera" (Omelette maker)

In the novel "Maitreya", of the Cuban
Severo Sarduy, one of the personages, in particular "Iluminada", takes in her
hand an fu-yong omelette that is a false omelette where there do not exist the eggs
(in reference to the masculine genitals). This fu-yong omelette, that
seems to allude to a Chinese food, refers rather to "fullón", the
Spanish augmentative for "fullería" (cheat). It is, therefore, a false omelette
where there are no eggs. The word "tortillera" is used in many
Spanish-speaking countries, principally in Cuba and Spain.

Other Spanish words related to the lesbianism arevirago (virile woman),machorra
(it was said about the sheeps that they were not breeding),and
fricatrices ortribadas (alluding to the act of one
rubbing against other one).

In spite of the rejection that the lesbians have experienced
along the